Since 2009, a diverse group of developing states that includes China, Brazil, Ethiopia and Costa Rica has been advancing unprecedented pledges to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions, offering new, unexpected signs of climate leadership.

Contributors vii Preface xi Abbreviations xiii 1. Editors’ Introduction: Climate Governance in the Developing World 1 David Held, Charles Roger and Eva-Maria Nag Part I Asia 2. A Green Revolution: China’s Governance of Energy and Climate Change 29 David Held, Charles Roger and Eva-Maria Nag 3. The Evolution of Climate Policy in India: Poverty and Global Ambition in Tension 53 Aaron Atteridge 4. The Dynamics of Climate Change Governance in Indonesia 72 Budy P. Resosudarmo, Fitrian Ardiansyah and Lucentezza Napitupulu 5. Low Carbon Green Growth and Climate Change Governance in South Korea 91 Jae-Seung Lee Part II Americas 6. Discounting the Future: The Politics of Climate Change in Argentina 113 Matías Franchini and Eduardo Viola 7. Controlling the Amazon: Brazil’s Evolving Response to Climate Change 134 David Held, Charles Roger and Eva-Maria Nag 8. Making ‘Peace with Nature’: Costa Rica’s Campaign for Climate Neutrality 155 Robert Fletcher 9. A Climate Leader? The Politics and Practice of Climate Governance in Mexico 174 Simone Pulver Part III Africa 10. Resources and Revenues: The Political Economy of Climate Initiatives in Egypt 199 Jeannie Sowers 11. Ethiopia’s Path to a Climate-Resilient Green Economy 218 David Held, Charles Roger and Eva-Maria Nag 12. Reducing Climate Change Vulnerability in Mozambique: From Policy to Practice 238 Angus Hervey and Jessica Blythe 13. Reaching the Crossroads: The Development of Climate Governance in South Africa 258 Lesley Masters Index 277

"A well-informed and thorough account of how [developing] nations are managing their climate change policies—edited by David Held, Charles Roger, and Eva-Maria Nag ... offers a helpful look at how these important countries actually behave." Perspectives on Politics "Of great value to both the scholarly world and the policy world. The quality of the research is consistently high across all the chapters, and the editors have ensured an excellent degree of analytical cohesion."LSE Review of Books "An excellent reference for anyone concerned with the direction of climate policy in rising economies around the world."Reference and Research Book News "This valuable book once and for all dispels the myth that developing countries are unwilling to take action to confront climate change. By disentangling the complex motivations and incentives facing policy-makers, and the obstacles they face, this is important reading for all who want to understand how all countries can be encouraged to become part of the solution to climate change."Andrew Steer, World Resources Institute "This is a book of considerable value not only to governments and other stakeholders in the developing world, but to others across the globe as well. The principle of 'common but differentiated responsibility' really needs considerable analysis and interpretation for application in different parts of the world. This book very ably reviews global developments and developing country initiatives to highlight the choices, opportunities and challenges facing the developing world in the field of climate governance. Given the very readable material presented in these pages, I would recommend this piece of literature to anyone interested in climate issues across the globe."Rajendra K. Pachauri, Yale University "The large developing countries are essential to the global effort on climate change. This book by people with deep expertise in each country tells us with authority what they are doing and how. High quality work on an important subject."Ross Garnaut, University of Melbourne "This volume is a thoroughly readable and utterly fascinating practical attempt to map climate governance in a set of important developing countries. It takes a significant step towards filling a sizeable, even cavernous, research gap."Environmental Politics